Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-18
SACRAMENTO.
The Inaugural Ball Takes
Place.
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
The Los Angeles Ladies and their
Splendid Costumes Described
by a Lady Reporter.

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SACRAMENTO, January 1.-THE ecla
of which the recent inaugural core
mohies were robbed, by postponement
was more than compensated for by th
enthusiasm and success that have marked
the preparations for the inaugural bal
and the progress of the festivities to thei
auspicious termination. The chambers
of the Senate and Assembly were adorned
in a superb manner, and the corridors o
the second floor on which these larg,
rooms are located were also radiantl,
attired. All the corridor room on the
first floor was used for the banquet
tables. They were in length, altogether
436 feet. The Governors table was sci
in the rotunda. All the approaches
to the long dining hall were closed ex.
cept the Assembly stairway, which
served as the entrance to it. There was
enough table room to seat four hundred
and twenty people at once.
As on the decorations of the two halls
of the Legislature, there was an unusual
amount of decorative work expended on
the banquet hall. and the tables were
fairly bristly with artistic conceptions
of edible fortifica lions, fountains and
grottoes. At o'clock the last artisan
Withdrew from the Capitol and the tur.
moil of hacks, carriages and street cars
had fairly been commenced.
The San Francisco Hussar band sta.
toned on the second floor under the
great dome of the Capitol enblazed with
light. began the musical exercises of the
evening, an immense crowd of Sacra.
mento people being gathered in front OF
the Capitol to observe the carriages ar.
irving, and the richly attired guests
ascending the crowded stairways leading
to the dancing halls.
At half.past ten o'clock, Governor
Bartlett, looking faultless as gentlaman
of the old school, in becoming conven-
tional swallow tail evening dress, with
Mrs. Mayor Brown on his arm, took the
place assigned him in the Assembly
chambers, closely followed by ex-Gov.
ernor Stoneman with Mrs. j. B. Wright,
Lieutenant. Governor Waterman, aud
daughter Miss Lulu, ex-Lieutenant-
Governor Daggett and Mrs. General
Cosby. There was momentary pause
to allow the executive committee and
ladies who formed honorary escort tc
form in place, and Ballenberg raised his
baton and beautiful strains of La
Paloma lancers began. All eyes
were turned upon the Governors
set, and with courtly grace be
led his partner through the first
change. There were no bitches and
the entire moving mass was one of be
wildering loveliness. At last the lancer;
were finished and the society expressed
its approval. After an exchange of con
gratulations the Governors party filed
out of the room, thus formally opening
the inaugural. A waltz quickly fol
lowed and many who were unable to OBJ.
tain room on the floor for the lancers
whirled gaily past in genuine enjoyment.
The band had not finished the first selec-
ton before the guests began to arrive in
large numbers. Soon the galleries of
both the Assembly and Senate halls
were filed by spectators, who had not
come to dance, while ladies
whose object was to participate
actively in the festivities promenaded
the carefully carpeted corridors with their
escorts. Diversity in style of costumes
was particularly noticeable amongst
ladies, full dress was the rule and many
magnificent costumes and equally superb
figures were lavishly displayed. The
men however eschewed the severely
proper swallow tail Goa. and crush hat
and sported a variety of street and
business suits. The gubernatorial party
was received in the offices of the Lieu.
tenant. Governor. State officers and
ladies who had formed in line in the
State Library proceeded to escort Gov
ernor Bartlett to the dancing hall.
At the conclusion of the grand march
the apartments of The State Treasury on
the lower floor were thrown open to
friends of Treasurer Herold and his
Deputy Isidore Danielwitz, of San Fran.
cisco. An elegant collation. was spread
in the private rooms of Mr.. Herold.
Among hundreds who thronged the
brilliantly lighted floors or wandered
through the equally as brilliant corridors,
were Senator White and wife of Los
Angeles, Senator Rose, wife and
daughter of Los Angeles, Harry Lose of
Los Angeles. Geo w. Knox and wife of
Los Angeles, John L. Gaffey of Los An
geles, Assemblyman Barbour Of San
Bernardino, Mrs. 4. j. Baldwin in a
handsome toilet of white satin, full
court train petticoat of pearl EN-.
broidered satin, with side panels
of point lace and garlands of
roses on the train and corsage, low
sleeveless, pearl embroidery coiffure la
Mkado, with diamond stars.ornaments
diamonds. Miss Daisy Rose, of Los
Angeles, wore short costume of shell
pink, Rhadame silk, panier and sash
drapery over pink lace petticoat, high
bodice Fedora vest of pink lace elbow
sleeves, Mikado coiffure, corsage garni.
tura and bouquet of violets. Mrs. H.
M. Barton, oflSan Bernardino, wore an
elegant costume of golden silk, dancing
length, with panel of golden beads. .drap.
cries of Vene ian point lace and clus-
ter of crysanthemums, square corsage
filed with Venetian point lace and gold
beads, hair dressed high and plain
with gold comb--ornaments, diamonds
and topaz. Mrs. l.. j. Rose, of Los An
geles, wore cigar. brown grosgrain silk.
short pleated tablier panel Of brown vel
vet, with bayadere stripe of bronze
beading, full drapery, high bodice, dia.
mond jewelry. Miss Georgia Mott, of
Los Angeles wore pleated petticoat of
pale blue surah over rose pink bay leuse,
draped tablier bodice over dress, and
panels OF turqoise blue plush, square
corsage, demidice collar lined with pink,
Marguerite sleeves with pink reverse
ornaments, diamonds. Mrs. Knox, of
Los Angeles, wore a short costume of
black rhadame full drapery corsage,
high and close sleeves, hair high orna.
mented, with white ostrich feathers
gold ornaments. Miss Helen Water
man, of San Bsrnardino, was 'attired in
blue silk entrain with Spanish lace
drapery, corsage high, boquet of roses,
hair high--ornaments gold.
Soon after the first dance was over
many of the guests descended to the
banquet table and at successive inter